West Africa and Sahel
The annual Gerewol festival of the Wodaabe tribes — a subgroup of the Bororo Fulani — has begun in the vast Sahelian plains of...
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Between the destroyed Diora camp, circulating hostage videos, and news of the Tabrichate ambush, several threads have converged in Mali in recent days, suggesting...
The whereabouts of a Spanish businessman from Rocafort, in Spain’s Valencia region, remain unknown following reports of his disappearance in Bobo-Dioulasso, southwestern Burkina Faso....
Control over gold mines and trade routes provides armed groups in the Sahel and West Africa with resources to sustain fighting and expand their...
Niger’s military ruler, General Abdourahamane Tiani, appointed Brigadier General Mamane Sani Kiaou as the new chief of staff of the armed forces on Friday,...
The annual Gerewol festival of the Wodaabe tribes — a subgroup of the Bororo Fulani — has begun in the vast Sahelian plains of...
At least ten Nigerien soldiers were killed and fifteen others wounded on Friday in two simultaneous attacks carried out by “hundreds of armed men”...
Mali’s National Transitional Council voted overwhelmingly on Thursday in favor of a bill granting transitional president General Assimi Goïta a five-year renewable presidential term—without...
Violent clashes erupted Thursday between security forces and protesters in the northern Senegalese city of Rosso, following public outrage over the death of a...
Mali’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abdoulaye Diop, held talks with his Spanish counterpart, José Manuel Albares, on the sidelines of the...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has expressed deep concern over recent developments in Togo, particularly in the capital Lomé, where clashes...
The Malian government announced on Sunday that it has fully regained control of the Yatela and Morila gold mines following the withdrawal of foreign...
At least three people were killed and dozens injured during opposition-led protests in Togo’s capital, Lomé, against President Faure Gnassingbé’s regime. The demonstrations were...
The European Union has called for a fresh start in its relationship with Niger, expressing hope for renewed bilateral cooperation. The EU’s representative in...
On Thursday evening, Guinea’s transitional parliament submitted the draft of a new constitution to military leader General Mamadi Doumbouya, in a key step ahead...